World History AP Vocab 1 Flashcards
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201344491 | Hegemony | the domination of one state over its allies | 0 | |
201344492 | Demography | scientific study of human populations | 1 | |
201344493 | empire | a group of countries under a single authority | 2 | |
201344494 | urbanization | the social process whereby cities grow and societies become more urban | 3 | |
201344495 | economic | considered in relation to trade, industry, & the creation of wealth | 4 | |
201344496 | hierachy | a system with ranked groups, usually according to social, economic, or professional class | 5 | |
201344497 | patriarchal | relating to a society in which men hold the greatest legal and moral authority | 6 | |
201344498 | diffusion | the spread of social institutions from one society to another | 7 | |
201344499 | cultural | denoting or deriving from or distinctive of the ways of living built up by a group of people | 8 | |
201344500 | social | a party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity | 9 | |
201344501 | city-state | a city and its surrounding lands functioning as an independent political unit | 10 | |
201344502 | technology | the practical application of science to commerce or industry | 11 | |
201344503 | caste | (Hinduism) a hereditary social class among Hindus | 12 | |
201344504 | military | associated with or performed by armed services as contrasted with civilians | 13 | |
201344505 | imperialism | any instance of aggressive extension of authority | 14 | |
201344506 | pastoral | relating to shepherds or herdsmen or devoted to raising sheep or cattle | 15 | |
201344507 | bureaucracy | nonelective government officials | 16 | |
201344508 | political | of or relating to your views about social relationships involving authority or power | 17 | |
201344509 | feaudalism | political system based on small independent local governments, started when local lords had to start to govern their own land. | 18 | |
201344510 | aristocracy | the most powerful members of a society | 19 |